Rothe Winterkochbirne
PearRothe Winterkochbirne
Origin and History
Germany, on the Main, 1805. Originally described by Dochnahl in Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:192 (1856).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Obtuse-conic, symmetrical in contour
Surface: Smooth and shining
Skin: Light green turning to a beautiful lemon-yellow, finely dotted with gray, flecked with russet on the side opposed to the sun
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Coarse, saccharine, juicy, wanting in aroma
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November and December
Uses
Third for dessert; very good for household use and market
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Rothe Winterkochbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:192. 1856. Germany, on the Main, 1805. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, symmetrical in contour, smooth and shining, light green turning to a beautiful lemon-yellow, finely dotted with gray, flecked with russet on the side opposed to the sun; flesh coarse, saccharine, juicy, wanting in aroma; third for dessert, very good for household use and market; Nov. and Dec.